Becoming a Food Scientist To Graduate School and Beyond

Becoming a Food Scientist is designed as a reservoir of ideas for those beginning a graduate education in food science or beginning a professional career in the field. Although at times it may read as a how-to manual for success in graduate school, it is meant to encourage each reader to study the r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shewfelt, Robert L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Research as Process
  • I. Unit Operations of Research
  • 2. Idea Generation
  • 3. Problem Definition
  • 4. Critical Evaluation of Literature
  • 5. Method Selection
  • 6. Experimental Design
  • 7. Data Collection
  • 8. Processing and Analysis
  • 9. Knowledge Dissemination
  • II. Maturation of a Scientist
  • 10. The Scientific Meeting
  • 11. Critical Thinking
  • 12. Science and Philosophy
  • 13. Ethics in Science
  • 14. Finding and Organizing Scientific Resources
  • 15. Planning
  • 16. Grantsmanship
  • 17. Laboratory Setup and Management
  • 18. Career Development